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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
258 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRES W OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE
TODAY AS A LOW PRES TROUGH PERSISTS ALONG THE SRN COAST. AN AREA
OF INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE W
LATER TODAY...THEN TURN SE AND CROSS THE S PORTION WHILE
WEAKENING TONIGHT INTO TUE. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
W OF THE REGION WHILE DRIFTING S TODAY THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER LOW
PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA TUE
NIGHT AND WED. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH OVER
VANCOUVER ISLAND WED AND DRIFT S THROUGH THE E PORTION
THU...THEN DISSIPATE FRI.


CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. RAIN DEVLOPING.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST W. CHANCE OF RAIN
WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT FAR E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.


CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN
THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N
TO NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. ISOLATED TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12
TO 17 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.